L14: Restoration and Behavior Guidance: Express Effective Dentistry for You and Your Kids
Carla Cohn, DMD
Subject Code: 434Management of the Child Patient
Credits: 3 (Lecture)
Saturday, July 15: 9 a.m. to noon
Audience: D, ST, R
Fee: $60
Location: Emperor's Level, Augustus V
Speaker Bio: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; multidisciplinary and general private practice; associate clinical instructor, University of Manitoba College of Dentistry
Description: Pediatric patients make up an integral part of the practice of general practitioners. Treating young patients can be the most rewarding or the most dreaded part of our day. It all depends upon our ability to manage our patients and their parents, as well as our dental materials and techniques. In this course, Cohn will share her daily best practices and provide instruction on behavior-management strategies and restorative options. Step-by-step procedures will be taught, as well as information about restorative and bioactive materials, esthetic options for anterior and posterior primary dentition and pulpal therapy. Learn how to make caring for pediatric patients the best part of the day.
Learning objectives:
- Understand how to manage and modify behavior, including of special-needs patients.
- Be able to provide a variety of restorative treatments.
- Be able to correctly diagnose and provide pediatric pulpal treatment.
